Active pilot inceptor with self warm-up
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsCasey Hanlon, Shmuel Ezran, Don Christensen
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Abstract
An active pilot inceptor system includes a pilot inceptor, a multi-phase motor, and a motor control. The pilot inceptor is configured to receive user input and is operable, in response to the user input, to move to a control position. The multi-phase motor is coupled to the pilot inceptor to selectively supply haptic feedback thereto. The motor control is operable to selectively energize the multi-phase motor in a manner that causes the multi-phase motor to generate torque and supply the haptic feedback to the inceptor, and to selectively energize the multi-phase motor in a manner that the multi-phase motor does not generate torque.
Claims19
An active pilot inceptor system, comprising:
- a pilot inceptor configured to receive user input and operable, in response to the user input, to move to a control position;
- a multi-phase motor coupled to the pilot inceptor to selectively supply haptic feedback thereto;
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- a motor control operable to (i) selectively energize the multi-phase motor in a manner that causes the multi-phase motor to generate torque and supply the haptic feedback to the inceptor and (ii) selectively energize the multi-phase motor in a manner that the multi-phase motor does not generate torque,
- wherein the motor control, when energizing the multi-phase motor in a manner that the multi-phase motor does not generate torque, limits current flow to the multi-phase motor.
An active pilot inceptor system, comprising:
- a pilot inceptor configured to receive user input and operable, in response to the user input, to move to a control position;
- a multi-phase motor coupled to the pilot inceptor to selectively supply haptic feedback thereto;
- a gearbox housing disposed in proximity to the multi-phase motor to receive heat generated in the multi-phase motor;
- a gearbox temperature sensor operable to sense a temperature that is at least representative of temperature within the gearbox housing and to supply a temperature signal representative thereof;
- one or more lubricated gears disposed within the gearbox housing and coupled between the pilot inceptor and the multi-phase motor;
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- a motor control coupled to receive the temperature signal, the motor control operable to (i) selectively energize the multi-phase motor in a manner that causes the multi-phase motor to generate torque and supply the haptic feedback to the inceptor and (ii) in response to the temperature signal, selectively energize the multi-phase motor in a manner that the multi-phase motor does not generate torque.
An active pilot inceptor system, comprising:
- a pilot inceptor configured to receive user input and operable, in response to the user input, to move to a control position;
- a multi-phase motor coupled to the pilot inceptor to selectively supply haptic feedback thereto;
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- a motor control operable to (i) selectively energize the multi-phase motor in a manner that causes the multi-phase motor to generate torque and supply the haptic feedback to the inceptor and (ii) selectively energize the multi-phase motor in a manner that the multi-phase motor does not generate torque,
- wherein the motor control is further adapted to receive a signal indicating that one or more propulsion engines are running and is further operable, in response thereto, to not energize the multi-phase motor in a manner that the multi-phase motor does not generate torque.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.